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Brief paragraph announces appointment of "first Negro to teach in local school system."

Analyzes attitudes of a sample of voters, of which 19% were Negroes, in 1952 elections. Reveals no significant racial differences.

Presents "factual data covering a wide range of tension areas," among them employment of Negro women (pg. 11) and upgrading of black workers in war plants (pg. 13-14), Sojourner Truth Housing Project (pg. 50-59), and Detroit police brutality (pg.…

White woman describes her impressions of Negro women attending the Detroit Convention of the Michigan State Federation of Women's Clubs.

"Coordinated by the Detroit Free Press"

"Attorney-at-law and Solicitor in Chancery at the Detroit Bar" editorializes on relation of the Negro to labor organizations, and on the progress of the race.

Includes data on employment, housing, crime, education, churches, and so forth, largely from Negro in Detroit, compiled for the Mayor's Inter-Racial Committee, and Haynes Negro Newcomers in Detroit.

Lists many individuals, as ministers, homeowners, firsts in various employment cateogries; describes several interracial episodes, evidently using newspapers as sources.

Using data of 1925, gives factual information on Negro in Detroit in following areas: population; industry; thrift and business; housing; health; recreation; education; crime; religion; community organization; and welfare.

Selection of quotations and reading list on racial amity.